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Medford Mail Tribune
. First
Section
MBlFOBD, OREGON, SUKDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1909.
No. 233.
120 HURT. ONE DAY'S WRECKS
Pages
1 to8
22 DEAD,
DEMAND FOR fflT
ALL ACCIDENTS ON
RAILROAD SAID
TO BE BEST
Throo Wrecks Noar Chicago,
Ono at .Glovoland and Ono
in Texas Many Aro Killod
and Injurod.
NEW YOltK, Deo. 18. It win re-
I Kir ted nt Chicago today tlmt nH it
renult of throo train wreokH near tiint
city and nt Cleveland and in Tor.au
twenty-two liven were Iott and 120
persons, moro or less injured, Nearly
nil the accidents woro on linoH where
they lavo tlo hoKt protection of life.
It ia believed that fnttt timo nnd heavy
earn wtih n failure to keep up the
tracks to tho Htandard roijuired liy
the high speed limited trains are tho
eniiHO of increasing railroad ncci
duutH. Flvn Killed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 18.
Five people wore killed nnd moro than
a Hcoro wore injured todny when tho
Luke Shore pasougor trnin No. 1,
bound wcHt, collided with n switch on
Kino nt tho foot of Twonty-Hixth
ntrcot.
Tho wreck occurred nt 10:55 n.
in., junt five ininutoH hoforo tho train
wnu duo to arrive nt t hi k Hlation.
When tho crash cauio the Lake Shore
train wax traveliiiK nt a high rate of
speed. Engines and cars piled up,
n shattered mass of dohris.
The body of tho engineer of tho
passenger train could not be found.
It is beliovod ho is dead bouonth the
wreckage. The fireman wns pulled
nut of tho cah dead, us was tho end
ued- of tho switch engine. None of
tho pns8otiKors was killod. Many of
them wore injured, howovor, sovoral
Boriously.
Tlio Deads
II. 1 1. Adams, piiHsongpr ongincor.
Al, 0. Hums, onguioor switch en
gine. John A. Swales, switchmnn.
floors Frnnk, switchman.
Kdivard Hasehor, switchmnn.
Filially Injured I
JanoH Cnrrior, pnasongor.
Hoth firemen woro badly burnod.
Tho throo swilohmen who woro
killod woro ridiiiK on tho switch en
gine nl the timo of the collision.
l'lillnmnN Off Track.
When tho locomotives crashed to
gether, tho Pullmans loft tho track.
Tho first ono, fillod with sleeping
passengers, was bndly wrecked. Tho
inlonso cold added to tho sufferings
of tho injured, nnd mado tho work of
tho roHouors doubly hard.
A fow mintilos nftor tho collision
.doctors nnd nurses woro rushed to
tho scone.
Tho pnssouRor trnin consisted of
poven Pnllmnns nnd ono day conch.
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GUARDED
COOK WILL LOSE
OUT WITH HIS
RECORDS
Decision of Committee Said
to Bo Unfavorable Now
Boliovod Ho Novor Reach
ed tho North Polo.
COPENHAGEN, Deo. 18. A dc
clsiou against tho claims of Dr. Fred
orick taht ho discovered tho north
xle by tho cominitte of Dnuish scicu
Hints was foreshadowed todny in n
preliminary roport mado to tho Uui
vcrsity of Copenhagen council by tho
committeo regarding tho first stages
of tho investigation.
It is reported nuthorntivcly thnt
tho committeo found tho data ho far
insufficient to supiort Dr. Cook's
claim. Tho cotiRidoration of tho pro
liminnry report of tho council lusted
four hours nnd tho public wns ox
eluded.
A verdict by tho committeo is not
expected beforo tho lnttcr pnrt of
noxt wcok. It is oxpeotod however
thnt tho members of tho committee
will have mado their minds up long
beforo thnt timo.
MUCH INTEREST IN BIG
ENGLISH MARATHON RACE
LONDON, Deo. 18. Dorando, tho
Italian .Marathon runn'or, who finish
ed second to Johnny Hayes, tho di
minutive American, in tho rccont
Olympic games in Loudon, will meet
0. W. Gardiner, England's champion
Mnrathoner, in tho ltoyal Albert hall
tonight. Tho men will ho sent from
their marks at 8:15 o'clock and will
race over tho official .Marathon dis
tance of 20 miles, .180 yards.
It wns bound wost from New York to
Chicago,
Two Fatally Injured.
CHICAGO, Doc. 18. Two women
weor fatally injured nnd six othor
passengers hurt whou a fast pnssou
or train on tho Chicago, Burlington
& Quinoy rnilwny bound from Si.
Paul to Chicago wns wrecked near
Wostorn Springs, Ills., today. Throo
Pullman coaches wore derailod.
Tho railroad officials denied thnt
any of tho injured would die. They
admitted, howovor, botwoou twenty
nnd thirty had boon hurt seriously.
Four of tho Injured woro brought
to local hospitals. Thoy woro: Mrs.
0. A. Lovoll, Ymir, B. C, whoso right
arm was hrokon nnd head sovoroly
out; Frnnk C. Lisby, Spokuno, Wash.,
who Biifforod minor bruisos; Goorgo
Tn to of Cleveland, Ohio, who wns
bruised and slinkou.
Fourteen Injured.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doo. 18.
Fourlcon persons woro injurod, nono
fntnlly, in n wrook of tho Southorn
llnllwny trnin nt Chnmbloo, Goorgia,
todny, according to n roport roooivod
nt tho rond's hoadqunrtors hero. Two
mil conohos, tho club onr nnd pnrlor
enr woro dornilod. J. M. Donnlson
of Rod Bluff, California, wns nmong
thoso slightly hurt. Dotnils nro luck
ing. LAMY, N. M., Doo. 18. Sovoral
persons nro roportod to hnvo boon
killod whon nn onst-bouud Santu Fo
pnssongor trnin wns wrookod nonr
Fulton forty miles onst of hero nt
noon todny. Botweon ton and twenty
are reported to hnvo boon injured.
PHIPPS ASKS FOR
EXPLANATION OE
ThrowsBomb Shell Into the
City Election in Ashland
Prohibitionists Seem Sure
to Win at Election.
ASHLAND, Doo. lS.-(Special)
E. E. Phipps. who had chnrgo of tho
ditch lino when work wns first sturt
cd on tho now municipal electric light
ing plant, is out with u circular let
tor nsking tho council to explain why
it is thnt tho ostinmto of $118,000 has
nlrendy been exceeded .f 10,000 and
tho plant still far from completion.
Tho circular crcatod quite a ripplo on
tho political pond, nnd may hnvo
sotno ofoot on tho result of next
Tuosday's city election. So far, tho
administration has not deigned to
mnko any roply. Thoy figure that
nothing is to bo gained by nr;umont
with tho so-cnllod non-progress'ivo
olouiont, nnd point to tho ninny im
provements complotod this year ns
unswor onough.
Whon noausod of not boiug con
sorvntivo onough, thoy oito their ro
fusnl to frnut nn independent tele
phono company n frnnohiso, thus sav
ing tho merchants from a doublo tolo
phouo bill, oto., and to their turning
down John H. Allen's request for n
street railway franchise
In tho mcuntimo, tho ronotionnrios
hopo to dofont throo "administration"
candidates for council nnd "put n
stop to rookloss sponding of city
funds," oto.
Tho frionds of tho Pnsndonn Plan
for introducing boozo into Ashland
nro saying nothing in roply to tho ac
tivo tnnnts of tho nnti-snloon inon,
UNDER ESTIMATE
NO BLOOD TO BE SHEO IN BLUEFIELDS '
IS
TALKED OF BY
OFFICIALS
I BLVEFIKLDS, Ntcnrngun. Dec. IS.
UluLflelds will not bo made a bat
tle ground. The United States de
termined to protect tho Hvos and
property of Americans here, has Is
sued n proclamation through Rear
Admiral Klmbnll in command ot tho
Aniorlcnn forces now m Nicaragua
notifying Provisional Secretary of
Stato Adolf Diaz of , Washington's
wishes.
General Estrada, commanding tho
revolutionists, and Gonernl Vasquoz,
Zcloyu's military head, will both ro
colv0 copies ot tho proclamation to
day nnd will both bo held for obsorv
nnco of the Instructions.
Confederation Xear.
From Washington n rumor hns
reached this city that tho consumma
tion of tho plans for n Central Ameri
can fodoratton ot states, advocated by
Moxlco and reported to bo favorable
(o tho United States, Is near nt band.
Auothor report thnt Is bolng freely
discussed on tho streets today Is that
Zolayn has Instructed tho national as
sembly to cast their presidential votes
for Irlns, who with Madrlz, Is re
garded hore as Zolaya's honchman.1
Tho change ot front of tho retiring
presldont. whllo sudden, has causod
no surprise, thoso In n position to
know declaring that with Irlas ns
presldont Zelayn will contiuuo In pow
er. nnd it is gonornlly concodod thnt
tho nmondmont proposed by tho pro
liquor element hasn't n ghost .of n
chnnco to win, Ashland appears to
bo unnlternbly decided in favor of
a dry town. ,.
CONEEDERATION
"Will ,(,,,
IS
IN SUIT
E
Ashland Physician Easily
Wins Suit Filed Against
Him for $17,500 for Alleg
ed Malpractice.
Tho dnnmgo suit of Floyd D.
Mooro vs. J. II. Ilcrndon nnd F. G.
Swedenburg for nlleged dnmnges re
sulting fro rathe neglect of tho de
fendants who conduct n sanntnrium
in Ashland for mistreating him whilo
ho was under thoir chnrgo, resulted
in Judge Hanua instructing tho jury
to find for tho defendants.
Tho complaint nlleged that trough
negligence on tho pnrt of tho defend
ants in (renting him for sciatio rheu
matism ho wns permanently disabled
nnd asked that ho bo nllowed dnm
nges in tho sum of $17,500.
Tho defednnts replied to tho suit
that beforo coming to them for treat
ment ho was in such n condition thnt
(hoy could do nothing for him and
deny ho wns nogleetod, or thnt his
disnblomcnt resutled from thoir trcnt
ment. Tho dofonso cnllod Georgo F. Wil
son nnd Andrew C. Smith of Port
land, J. S. Parsons nnd E. B. Piokol
of Medford to tho 6tnnd nnd thoy
testified nftor examining tho com
plainant that tho defendants had not
boon nt fnult.
Stnto vs. Dan Mnrkon; not n true
bill.
Stnto vs. Ilonry Ban ten; selling li
quor without license. Indictment re
turned nnd bonoh warrant issued.
Bond fixed nt $250.
Stnto vs. M. B. Whipplo; soiling
liquor to a minor; two indiotmcuts,
SWEDENBURfJ
WINNER
FOR
BIG DANIAG
MEDFORD MAY GET
GOVERNMENT IS
VICTOR FIRST
ROUND
Five Out of Six Employes of
Sugar Trust Are Found
Guilty by Jury Sentence
January 18.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. The sen
tencing of tho five sugnr trust em
ployes donvictcd last night of crim
inal conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment in connection the weighing
of sugar importation, wns deferred
by Judge Martin today until January
18. In tho meantime tho defendants
will move for now trials.
Under the indictments . the men
stand conviotcd on two counts, the
maximum punishment for each of
which is imprisonment for two years
and a fino of $5,000.
Tho four checkers, John K. Coyle,
Tmoas Kehoe, Edward A. Boyle and
Patrick J. Hennessoy wero released
upon $2500 bonds each.
Tho bail of Oliver Spitzerydock
superintendent was increased to $10,
000.
James F. Bendernagel, former cash
ier of tho company's Williamsburg
plant who was tried with tho firo
convicted men, but on whoso caso
tho jury could not agree, appeared
in court today nnd heard the pudgo's
order.
The jury found guilty five of tho
six employes of tho Ameriacn Sugar
Refining Company. In tho case of
James F. Bendernagel, a former
cashier of tho company's .Williams
burg plant, tho jury, out ten hours,
disagreed.
Mcroy is recommended for all
thoso found guilty.
Uudor tho indictment Oliver Spitz-
or, a dock superintendent; John R.
Coyle, Thomns Ivohoo, Edward A.
Boylo and aPtrick J. Hennessy,
checkers, may bo punished for tho
commission of two ovort acts, tho
maximum penalty for each of which
is two years' imprisonment nnd $500
fine.
To failure to oenvict Cashier Ben
demnglo wns regnrded by tho govern
ment a distinct disappointment. Tho
effort of tho prosooution has boon to
trace tho customs frnuds nlrendy nd
mitted to n highor sourco and Ben-
dornnglo, though not an oxecutivo of
ficer of tho company, was au omployo
who camo in contact with thoso who
shaped (ho company's affairs in their
largest aspects. ,
OLMPIA, Wash., Deo. 18. Bo
lioved to bo tho fist "Snntn Clans"
victim of tho year, Earl Docorty, n
scholar in tho sixth grado of tho
Washington school hero, is today
sufforing from sovoro burns sustained
when his costumo caught fire lato
yesterday.
Earl was impersonating Krii Kriu
glo when his inflamablo coat brushed
against a oandlo hnuging from a
Christmas tree and in n omment tho
boy wns onvolopod in flames Tho
blazo was quickly smothorod by the
boy's fathor, but not until ho was
severely burnod.
Bond fixed nt $250.
Stnto vs. John Doo, soiling liquor
to minors; throo indictments. Bench
warrants issued.
Stnto vs. John Doe, Richard Roo
nnd John Doo; gambling. Bench
wurrant issued.
$125,000 HOSPITAL
i i
SISTERS OF HOLY
grfWueaga-aiiit 'UmHTf JkWV t'JJM iJTlliWiTrt
NAME PLANNING !
INSTITUTION
FORjITY
Mother Provincial Will Ar
rive Today to Look Over
Field and Discuss Matter of
Erecting New Hospital.
Tho mother provincial ot tho Cath
olic Sister in Oregon, and who is in
charge of all hospitals in tho north
west under the management of tho
Sisters of tho Holy Karnes in Oregon,
will arrive In Medford this morning
for the purposo of meeting local busi
ness men and discussing with them
the plan for the erection ot a ?125,
000 hospital in this city.
For Bom0 time tho Sisters ot the
.Holy Names have been considering
tho matter ot erecting- s hospital 1b
this city, but this is the first defi
nite step that has as yet been taken.
It la believed that tb0 proposition
which will bo offered by tho Sisters
will bo accepted.
The mother provincial will bo ac
companied by Sister Mary Fausta.
INDICTED WOMEN ARE
REMANDED TO TOMBS
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Mrs. Rob-
ort Martin, tho mother of Mrs. Ocoy
Snead, tho young woman found dead
in n bath tub in nn East Orange, N.
J house, and Mrs. Mary Snoad, nn
nunt, who nro nccused of being re
sponsible for tho denth of tho wom
an, woro remnnded todny to tho
Tombs for 18 hours until (ho Now
Jersey nuthorities complete tho ex
tradition pnpors thnt will tnko them
out of tho jurisdiction of the Now
York courts.
The nrisonors declare they nro
rendy to go to New Jersey nnU fnco
trial, being confidant of acquittal.
PREACHER PRAYS WITH
BURGLARS; CONVERTS THEM
RICHMOND, Cal., Dec. 17. Mus
cular Christianity as advocated by
tho Row A. Vorhoovon, an evangelist
of tko Billy Sunday lype, rosultod in
a unique prayer meeting in tho
prenchor's npnrtmonts when two
bold robbers nftor being summnrily
rolioved of their plunder, woro com
pelled to knool on tho floor whilo
Verhooven nskod divine pnrdon for
thoir misdocds.
Lnst evening tho ovnngolist was
nwnkoned by two men prowling in
his bed room. Springing from his
bed ho grnmpplod with tho intruders.
Sovoral swings nnd counters thnt
reached thoir mark had tho desired
effect nnd soon tho intrduers woro
obeying (ho preacher's commnnd lo
disgorge thoir swng.
STORES OPEN EVERY
NIGHT TILL XMAS
The stores In Medford will
f bo open ovory night next -f
f week until Xmas day, so that
nil will have a chance to do
' thoir Christmas shopping In
-f tho ovonlng ns well as during
tho day. They will be closed -f
all day on Christmas. -f
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